SINGAPORE – The police are investigating an incident involving a woman who was allegedly kicked by a man at Lucky Plaza shopping mall.
Videos of the altercation have been making the rounds on social media and the incident is believed to have taken place on Feb 8.
In one clip on the
Complaint Singapore Facebook page
, which has about 248,000 members, a man is seen chasing after a woman on what the poster says is the sixth floor of the Orchard Road mall.
Some people present begin shrieking and the man lunges at the woman with his right leg. She falls to the ground and he along with her.
In another video, he is seen attempting to kick her again while she is still on the ground.
By this time, a crowd has gathered around the pair and a blue shopping basket is thrown at the man. Two people – a woman in a white tee and a man in a maroon top – then step forward in a bid to protect the woman, telling the man to back off.
Some onlookers also rush forward to help the woman.
In a response to queries from The Straits Times on Feb 12, the police confirmed a report was lodged and that investigations are ongoing.
ST has reached out to the Philippine embassy, the Centre for Domestic Employees and Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics.
Lucky Plaza is known to be a popular spot for foreign domestic workers, especially on Sundays, when they gather on their day off.
The mall has a number of remittance agencies as well as shops that sell Indonesian and Filipino food and snacks.